Homogentisic acid is the primary precursor of melanin synthesis in Vibrio cholerae, a Hyphomonas strain, and Shewanella colwelliana.

doi:10.1128/aem.61.4.1620-1622.1995

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Homogentisic acid is the primary precursor of melanin synthesis in Vibrio cholerae, a Hyphomonas strain, and Shewanella colwelliana.

Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Apr 1995

Kotob S I, Coon S L, Quintero E J, Weiner R M

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The enzyme p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate hydroxylase (HPPH) is involved in pigmentation (pyomelanin) via homogentisic acid (HGA). Pyomelanin formation is correlated with HGA production and expression of HPPH in three disparate marine species: Vibrio cholerae, a Hyphomonas strain, and Shewanella colwell...

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4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase
Bacteria
Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods
Homogentisic Acid
Marine Biology
Melanins
Mutation
Pigmentation
Vibrio cholerae
Water Microbiology

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